

Search the SPREP Catalogue

45906 result(s) found.

Sort by

Publication Year
Sort results by
Created
Sort results by
Updated
Sort results by

Tumas Doti Olbaot (Too Much Litter) - Comic Book

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

As part of its creative waste awareness campaign, Wan Smolbag produced an engaging comic book titled “Tumas Doti Olbaot “Too Much Litter” Adapted from the popular theatre play Bae Yumi Winim Kompetesen Ia, the comic follows the same characters and storyline as they tackle the everyday challenges of waste in their community. Designed for schools and youth groups, the comic uses humour, familiar settings, and bold illustrations to communicate practical messages about reducing, reusing, and properly disposing of rubbish. With its accessible language and relatable content, Tumas Doti Olbaot is an innovative educational tool

Organics Training Resource: Video Guide - Operation of Medium-Scale Compost Facilities in the Pacific and Timor-Leste

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Video resource to support the delivery of the organics training session, condenses the accompanying organics training PowerPoint slides and Facilitator Guide into a 60-minute video resource. It can be viewed by trainers prior to facilitating the Operation of Medium-scale Composting Facility in the Pacific and Timor-Leste course. Part of a broader suite of resources aimed at improving organic waste management, these training resources help divert organic materials from landfill and turn waste into a valuable resource. The video can be used for trainers, officers, and facility operators seeking to undertake training on compost facility operation.

Introduction to Composting - Presentation

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

PowerPoint slides to support the delivery of the organics training session, guiding trainers in the facilitation of both classroom learning and hands-on practical exercises. Part of a broader suite of resources aimed at improving organic waste management, these training resources help divert organic materials from landfill and turn waste into a valuable resource. The PowerPoint slides can be used for trainers, officers, and facility operators seeking to undertake training on compost facility operation.

Training Resource - Operation of Medium-Scale Compost Facilities in the Pacific and Timor Leste

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Organic material is biodegradable ma􀆩er such as vegeta􀆟on from yard clean-ups, kitchen scraps (food); garden cu􀆫ngs, grass, and branches, and paper. Combined data from waste audits in the Pacific found that approximately 40% of waste disposal to our landfills and dumps is organics.

COSPPac Pacific Weekly Access-S Update - Wednesday 25 June 2025

SPREP Publications, Climate Science and Information

Available Online

Ocean Outlook, fortnight to 11 July: • Sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts more than 0.8°C above-normal are favoured in the following country Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZs): southern FSM, PNG, western and central Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia, south-western and eastern Fiji, south and west Tonga, patches of south-eastern French Polynesia, Pitcairn Is. and patches on southern Cook Is. SST anomalies above 1.2°C are favoured in north-eastern PNG, most of New Caledonia, central and southeastern Vanuatu, southern Fiji, south-western Pitcairn Is. and south Tonga. Elsewhere, SSTs are predicted to be near-normal.

Standards and Certification Programme for Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific Islands Tourism Industry

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

The toolkit will support the implementation of the Standards and Certification framework. It provides resources, good practice examples, guidance, templates and other tools to enable all tourism businesses and organication to implement the criteria and advance the proposed four tiers of the Certification Framework to achieve and sustain the goal of 100% reductions of SUPs.

Recyclable Project - Sustainable Financing and Disaster Waste Management : Vanuatu

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Waste received at the main landfill in Vanuatu comprises 35% beverage containers, which are also seen as litter and in dumpsites or burnt in pits. Vanuatu is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, but lacks resources and infrastructure to safely and effectively manage the waste caused by these events.

Recyclables and Asbestos - Expansion of Waste Initiatives to Outer Islands : Tuvalu

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Tuvalu’s Outer Islands have not received significant support for waste management, and do not: • Have facilities to participate in the Waste Levy (implemented in Funafuti 2019) so all items are disposed to the environment or dumps. • Have understanding of the presence of Asbestos and impact on human health

Asbestos Removal and Management - Addressing Legacy ACM in Tonga

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Asbestos Contaminated Materials are prevalent in Tonga. Studies done in 2014 and 2015 documented asbestos containing materials in many public and private buildings. These buildings pose a risk to human health due to the potential for release of asbestos fibres.Asbestos Contaminated Materials are prevalent in Tonga. Studies done in 2014 and 2015 documented asbestos containing materials in many public and private buildings. These buildings pose a risk to human health due to the potential for release of asbestos fibres.

Healthcare Project - Healthcare Waste Management Project to Improve Long-term Management of Healthcare Waste in Timor Leste

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

Available Online

Timor-Leste currently has five main hospitals throughout its provinces, and most of these have a limited focus on healthcare waste management. Waste segregation in hospitals is attempted, but not effectively managed, as there is currently no operational way to manage the waste generated.

www.sprep.org © 2021 - 2025. All rights reserved